ZIP 52534 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 14 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mahaska County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
14 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 2 | 14.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Wall assembly | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52534 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 1542% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $9,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,800 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 14 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.